This is a very interesting "Then" photo showing the anchors.
The anchors were salvaged by the Beam Trawler Jutland. On a succeeding voyage the trawler foundered at sea on March 11, 1920, with the loss of all hands. These anchors, and an inscribed stone, were mounted in the Old Burial Ground Cemetery on Main Street, Liverpool as a memorial to the crew. The memorial was created in 1921.
The Plaque
God’s Mercy-Our Hope
In memory of the crew of the
BEAM TRAWLER JUTLAND
foundered at sea March 11, 1920.
These crossed anchors recovered
from fishing banks on Jutlands
previous trip are placed as a
symbol of our HOPE that their
souls are resting in eternal peace.
Liverpool, an old seafaring town, boasts of one of the most unique monuments in Canada.’ “Fronting the old Liverpool Burying Grounds on Main Street, nestled among tablets dating as far back as 1777 stands a unique monument to many of her sailor sons.
A pair of crossed anchors guards a marble tablet bearing the inscription ’God’s Mercy-Our Hope.’ This was in memory of the crew of the beam trawler Jutland that sank at sea, March 11th, 1920.
The crossed anchors were recovered from the fishing banks on Jutland’s previous trip and placed as a symbol of hope that their souls were resting in eternal peace. “The anchors and tablet were placed on an existing boulder, with one fluke of each anchor buried in concrete. “The anchors were harvested by the trawler Jutland on the trip next to her last in 1920. Oddly enough, it was decreed that they were to be the gravestones for a crew never heard of again.